John Cabot was the first modern explorer to land in what will become Canada in 1497. Which are area did he land in? (hint: it will later become a province of Canada). _____New Foundland ______________________________

What valuable resource did they discover that many Europeans traveled across the Atlantic for?

____They found the people dead .____________________________________________________________________________________

The Land God Gave to Cain

In 1534, Jacques Cartier was looking for a passage to the East to the Orient. Where did he end up travelling instead? __________________________Hudson bay ______________________________________________________________

What happened to Cartier on his second voyage?

_He claimed land for France ._______________________________________________________________________________________

Northwest Passage

Where did all of these explorers believe Canada was located in the world?

Henry Hudson traveled north through the Arctic in hopes of finding a new route to China but instead discovered Hudson’s Bay. Like Cartier, his ship became stuck by the harsh weather as well. Fortunately though, this allowed them to trade with the First Nations there. They traded furs for goods made from metal. This would become important because this area would be the base for which one of the biggest companies in the world would start out that still exists today. What is the name of the company?

Nootka Sound became an important trading post in the west for the next 25 years because the First Nations people came to depend upon the metal goods from the Europeans. However the First Nations and whites did not get along that well. Why?

___Because the Europen people want the new land ._____________________________________________________________________________________